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, any women, Ms. Miller said she would have had a difficult time deciding whether -- to vote for the slate or not. She felt having a woman on the commission was sufficient reason to make an exception to one of the Council's normal policies, that of residency, in order to adhere to one of the established affirmative action policies. Mr. Lindberg said that with all due respect to Mr. Obie's comments, he hoped the Downtown Commission could be established on a positive note. He fe It that the slate of candidates interviewed was excellent. He said the resulting appointees were very capable and would serve the broad interests of downtown and the city at large. He pointed out the balance represented by the appointees; three are downtown merchants, two are professionals, and two have expressed a strong interest in representing residents. Mr. Lindberg thought this balance and the apparent skills were what the Council wished. He felt very good about the group selected. Mr. Ball said he was very impressed with the candidates, both the preliminary slate and the final appointees. Any field selected out of the general field of candidates would have been a strong commission in Mr. Ball's opinion. He felt it was slightly inaccurate to say the Council had ignored the other women applicants. He said there were votes for the other women who were among the finalists, but the record will show that no woman received enough votes to be appointed without the decision made regarding Ms. Denning. He did not believe the downtown merchants had been ignored in the final balloting, but were strongly represented on the commission. Mr. Obie said he regretted spending three hours in an interview process that - was not objective. Sign Code Board of Appeals: Mr. Obie noted that the Mayor has nominated Sunny O'Malley-Hayes, 5188 Alpine Loop, to fill the unexpired term of Ann Kemmy ending January 1, 1985, on the Sign Code Board of Appeals. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to appoint the Mayor's nominee. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. III. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. City Council Minutes of April 21, 1982, June 9, 14, and 16, 1982 (distributed) Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the City Council minutes of April 21, 1982, and June 9, 14, and 16, 1982. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. B. Payment of Bills and Claims (listing distributed) Res. No. 3686--A resolution authorizing the payment of bills and claims for the period June 16, 1982, through e June 23, 1982. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 30, 1982 Page 3